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LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THREE BILLS PASS FIRST READING.
INCORPORATION OF SAILORS": HOME AND MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
Three new Bills passed their first reading at a meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday. Two others passed their second and third reading,
The Hon. Dr. Kotewall brought up a question of increasing the present scale of rickshaw fares and asked whether, with the present high cost of living, the scale should not be brought to a higher level. The Government consider the question of a revision of the charges unnecessary.
That the owners of the Central Theatre are anxious to pro- test the interests of their patrons is relected in their objection to the erection of a latrine near their theatre. The objections were on three grounds, but Government made a statement in which they met all the objections raised by the theatre, pointing out that no inconvenience would be imposed.
The full report of the meeting is given below.
NO INCREASE IN RICKSHAW AND CHAIR FARES.
There were present
Sir William Peel, K.C.B., C.M.G. Major-General J. W Sundilands;
C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G.,
C.B.E.
Hon. Mr. C. McI. Messer, O.B.E. Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E. Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.,
O.B.E.
Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington. Hon. Mr. A. E Wood,
י,
As regards fire precautions à slight alteration to the siting of the latrine has, since the circu-1 lation of the papers, been made, and "the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, is now entirely satisfied in this respect.
The Colonial Secretary's resolu tion was put to the Council and duly adopted.
The Colonial Secretary next moved that the by-laws made by the Sanitary Board, under section Hon. Commander Hole, R.N. (re 16 of the Public Health and Build-
tired).
ing Ordinance, 1903, on May 27, 1030, be adopted. This was un- Hon, Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.Ganimously agreed to.
I.L.D.
Hon. Sir Shou-son, Chow,,
Hon. Mr. J.. Owen Hughes. Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. Mr. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Hon Mr. Paul Lauder.
In doing so, he said; These re- gulations have been under "con- sideration for a long time, in fact, as far back as 1923, but only re cently it has been possible to revise them, and they are now recommend Hon. Dr. S. W. Tao, O.BE..ed by the Sanitary Board for adop-
tion.....
LL. D.
*
1
No Increase in Rickshaw and Chair Fares. The Council commenced its busi. ness with a question by Dr. Kote- wall to the following effect
In view of the prevailing high cost of living, will the Govern- ment review the scale of fares prescribed in clause 4 of the Regulations made by the Gover- nor-in-Council under the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, in respect of public chairs and jinrickshas with the view to making a reasonable increase in, such scale?
The Colonial Secretary replied as
Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster second ed their adoption, which was duly carried.
Telephone Ordinance.
The Attorney-General then moved the first reading of An Ordinance to amend the Telephone Ordinance, 1925." In doing so he said that the object of the Ordinance was ex- plained in four paragraphs under a memoranduni attached to the Ordinance under the heading of "Objects and Reasons." At the end of the Ordinance there was a schedule of charger, the first twenty-five items of which repre- sented the existing charges as amended by orders of the Governor- in-Council in 1928 and 1928. The Government sees no reason charges in paragraphs 26 and 27. at present to consider the ques related to hand micro-telephone and tion of a revision of the scale of
automatic dials which were new the fares in question, which, after items, and which were not included remaining unchanged for many
when the original schedule was years, were raised to the present drawn out. Section D. imposed level in 1994. It is pointed out what he thought was a reasonable thar the licence fee for public charge for services performed by jinrickshas has so far as the the company, and Section E. pro- Island of Hong Kong is concern-vided a deposit of $20 when" trunk .ed, only recently been reduced by calls were made.
paragraph 3 (d) of Government
follows:-
The
The Ordinance after being second- notification 376 of June 17, 1930. ed duly passed its first reading.
The Colonial Secretary then moved the adoption of the report
Objections to Public Latrine.
A New Holiday.
of the Finance Committee (No. 8), The Attorney-General then moved dated June 28, 1930. This was duly the first reading of an Ordinance to amend the Holiday Ordinance.. adopted.
191. In doing so, he said: The object of this. Ordinance is to give un a new boliday in September and to change the day of the October: holiday from the second Monday to October 10 ualesa that day happens to be a Sunday, in which case it is to be on the following Monday. October 10 is the day which is celebrated by the Chinese population as the anniversary of the Republic
The Colonial Secretary, then moved the following resolution :—
Whereas application has been made by the Sanitary Board ta the Governor under section 187 of the Public Health and Build- ings Ordinance, 1993, for the erection of a public latrine on the cast of Ladder Street at its junction with Lower Lasear Row,
And whereas such application having been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect a public latrine nt such site, having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette, a certain owner and occupier of the pro- perty in the vicinity has objected to such erection;:
And whereas such objection has been duly considered
It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above mentioned site and the crection thereon of public latrine be and the same are hereby-approved... In moving the resolution, the Colonial Secretary state
Incorporation of Sailors! Home and Missions to Seamen, The Hon Mr. C. Gordon Mackie then moved the first reading of "An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Sailors' Home and Missions to Seamen. In doing so, he suid-
The Sailors' Home was founded in Hong Kong" many years ago through the instrumentality of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co Ltd., Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. and the P&O Co.; it had and still has for its object the provision of a refuge for merchant seamen calling-at-this-port. In 1925 the trustees of the Sailors' Home were incorporated by Ordi nance No. 5 of 1025 and have since. been carrying on under this, Ordi.
nance.
The Sailors Home was self-sup- porting, but recently, having regard found to be situated in the wrong to changed conditions, it has been part of the town, and was at the time when it was closed down at the end of February of this year being carried on at a francial loss.
The objection to which refer once is made in this resolution came, as members, have been in- formed by circulation, from the owner of the new Central Theatre, and was based on three grounds, (a) That the smell from the pro- posed Intrine might be offcx- sive to the theatre audience and that some obstruction to ventilation might occur,
World-wide Organisation." (b) That the exit from the
theatre for use in case of fire The Missions to Seamen is would be obstructed, and world-wide organisation, and as far (s) That fre-fighting appliances as Hong Kong is concerned, is in
might be hindered Corporate Toll carried on thic To the first of these objections Colony under Ordinance Naamter of the Medical Officer of Health has 1019; it has for its objects the pro- given his assurance that therepagation of the principles of the will be no obstruction to light or Church of England and the pro- ventilation and that there is no vision of a refuge for senmer of fear that the latrine, which is of His Majesty's Navy as well as for course to be water flushed, will be the Merchant Service. It carries. offensive.
on its operations as a refuge on
property erected on Marine Lot No.. 298 known as 21, Praya East. The Missions to Seamon is also not self-supporting and has to rely in part upon voluntary contributions. Its property, however, is in a more "advantageous position for a se
men's home, being more centrally situated.
The present Trustees of the Sailors' Home are the senior repre- sentative of Messrs. Jardinc, Mathe son & Co., the Harbour Master and two members appointed by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, who now are the re- presentatives of Mesare. Butterfield & Swire and Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.
t
The organisation of the Missions to Seamen in Hong Kong is a committee embracing not only re- presentatives of many of the com mercial firms of the Colony, but also a representative of the Church of England in the person of the Bishop, a representative of the Admiralty in the persons of the Admiral and the Commodore, the Harbour Master, and other repre- sentative persons in the Colony Site and Bulidings Surrendered to Government.
The Trustees of the Sailors' Home recently surrendered to the Govern- ment the site and buildings known as Marine Lot No. 197A in con- sideration of the payment of the sum of 8900,000 payable by five annual instalments of $180,000 each.
The Missions to Seamen in Hong Kong are still the owners of Marine Lot No. 995, but they have effected an exchange with the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Com-, pany of a certain portion of the Fraya East Reclamation to which they were entitled for another por tion of the Praya East Reclamation the property of the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Com- pany known as Inland No. 9996 situate in the Praya East Reclama- tion.
On this site out of the funds ob tained by the Sailors' Home from the Government and from the funds of the Missions to Seamen, it is pro- posed to erect a suitable institute to be run by the new corporation. The institute will be an up-to-date building of the most suitable type and will be fully furnished. The balance of the money is intended to be used for the purpose of forming, an endowment fund.
Passes First Reading. The new corporation proposes to carry on at the institute the work and objects of the Sailors' Home and the Missions to Seamen..
By the terms, of an agreement dated February 20, 1930, made be-j tween His Majesty the King, the Missions to Seamen in Hong Kong. and the trustees of the Sailora Home, Hong Kong, the Missions to Seamen in Hong Kong and the trustees of the Sailors' Home agreed to amalgamate on the terms therein set out, and the main object of the proposed ordinance is to. secure the performance of the terms of this agreement and the amal gamation of the two corporations.
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